Citroen Xsara Another outstanding year for new car registrations in Spain, up a splendid 18.8% to a 2nd straight all-time record volume at 1.385.791 units. Renault (+23.1%) manages to outpace the market to consolidate its brands domination at 14.2% share vs. 11.7% for Seat (+13.6%) and 11.2% for Citroen (+15.8%).…
The VW Santana continues to dominate the Chinese charts. The Chinese new vehicle market only edges up 0.8% year-on-year in 1998 to 1,496,210 units, yet still an all-time record. Volkswagen (+9.5%) scores a robust result in the brands pole position with almost 300,000 sales and more than double the volume…
Opel Corsa * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In 1998 two cars dominate the Portuguese models ranking: the Opel Corsa is in pole position with 19,482 sales, followed by the Fiat Punto at 19,136 units. They are both down 4% year-on-year. The Renault…
VW Golf IV * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * 1998 is a turbulent year as far as the best selling models ranking is concerned, with no less than 4 models vying for the first place. The VW Golf is back on top at…
The Seat Ibiza scores a third consecutive pole position at home. New car registrations in Spain surge 16.8% year-on-year in 1998 to break an all-time annual volume record dating back to 1989 to 1.166.748 units. Renault (+24.3%), Seat (+19.8%) and Citroen (+18.7%) all outpace the market in a podium unchanged…
Hyundai Accent * See the Top 235 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks to Bill and Kostas * In 1998 Greek consumers bought 180,046 cars and 5% of them were a Hyundai Accent, making it the best-selling car in the country with 9,033 units sold. The Toyota Corolla…
Renault Clio * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * French car sales are up a healthy 14% this year at 1,943,553 registrations. The race for the first place was very close, with the Renault Megane leading up until August. However…
The VW Santana 2000 is only 3,000 sales below the Santana in 1997. New vehicle sales in China accelerate their growth in 1997 at +11.9% year-on-year to 1,484,948 units. Brand leader Volkswagen (+19.8%) outraces the market to easily top the charts with over 270,000 sales. FAW Tianjin (+4%) follows but…
Opel Corsa * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to José * After two years of interruption by the Fiat Punto in 1995 and 1996, the Opel Corsa reclaims the pole position in the Portuguese models ranking in 1996 and ranks Number 1 for…
Ford Mondeo * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * In 1997, the Ford Fiesta stays on top for the second year in a row, but it didn't look like it at the start of the year: boosted by its facelift,…
Hyundai Accent * See the Top 7 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Erik and Bill * 162,030 new cars were sold in Greece in 1997, a healthy increase of 18% over 1996. The Hyundai Accent takes the lead of the models for the first time…
Seat Ibiza New car sales in Spain lift up a very solid 11% year-on-year in 1997 to 998.874 units, the largest annual volume this decade. Renault (+7.3%) manages to hold onto the brands top spot even though its market share continues to thaw to 12.9%. Illustrating the increased competitiveness of…
Renault Megane Scenic * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Catastrophic year for car sales in France: down 20% at 1,713,030 registrations, the worst total since 1975. Massive change in pole position: the Renault Megane puts an end to 5 years of uninterrupted Clio…
Fiat Punto * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * For the first time since 1992, the Portuguese new car market is on the up in 1996 at +8% to 217,913 registrations. It's the second consecutive year of reign for the…
The Seat Ibiza scores its 2nd ever annual win at home. Very solid year for Spanish new car sales up 9% year-on-year to 900.278 registrations. After a freak interruption last year, Renault (+4.9%) reclaims the brands top spot in Spain off Ford (-8.5%), marking an 11th win in the past 12…